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IEM traders not fully convinced GOP will nominate Trump

A week before the start of the GOP national convention and traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets believe there's still a 10 percent chance the party will nominate someone other than Donald Trump.

A tasty tradition

Monday, July 11, 2016
A cool tradition—elementary school students inventing a new flavor of ice cream for sale at Iowa City’s Heyn’s Ice Cream—turns 20 this year.
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Charting a course

Monday, July 11, 2016
Meet the UI College of Education's new dean, Dan Clay, who combines academic chops with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Young African leaders visit Quad Cities organic farm as part of UI program

A group of 25 young African business leaders toured an organic farm near Davenport on July 8 as part of their participation in the U.S. State Department's Young African Leadership Initiative, offered through the University of Iowa.

Young African leaders tour Quad Cities as part of UI program

A group of young Africans looking to start businesses in their homelands toured the Quad Cities on July 8 as part of their fellowship at the University of Iowa through the U.S. State Department's Young African Leadership Initiative.

UI secures National Science Foundation research grant

Friday, July 8, 2016
Two faculty members from the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences were awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $137,893 for a study in engaged learning.
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New self-cleaning culvert design wins recognition

Thursday, July 7, 2016
UI research engineer Marian Muste’s innovative self-cleaning culvert design has received a national award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Council (RAC).

Leach looks at world after Brexit vote

Law professor and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Leach looks at how the world might change after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

UI developing collaborative downtown tech space

The University of Iowa is a partner in the new MERGE space on downtown Iowa City's pedestrian mall that will serve as a technology research space and incubator for new business start-ups.

Tippie joins the big data rush

Undergraduate students majoring in the Tippie College of Business' Business Analytics and Information Sciences program have had a nearly 100 percent job placement rate in its first three years.

Learning the art of science—or is it the science of art?

A University of Iowa program brought high school teachers from around the state to Iowa City's Lasansky Studio to help them learn about the science of the art of printmaking.

Hagle analyzes Iowans on Trump's VP list

Political science professor Tim Hagle looks at some of the Iowans whom Donald Trump is considering as his running mate.